Mississippi Parks and Recreation Areas with National Battlefield

In the spring of 1864, Major General William Sherman prepared his army to take Atlanta and susequently march to the sea. A primary concern of Sherman's was Major General Nathan Forrest's Confederate corp of mounted infantry roving the mid-South. Sherman ordered several advances from Federally controlled Memphis into north Mississippi for the purpose of keeping Forrest in Mississippi and not behind Sherman, cutting communication and supply lines. On July 13-15, 1864, the battle of Tupelo was the result of one of those advances by Major General Andrew J. Smith. Although the Federals retreated to Memphis after the battle, it was a Federal victory: Forrest was not able to interfere with Sherman's Georgia campaign. read more...

Phone: 662 680 4025   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Tupelo   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities:   Details Provided By: Tupelo National Battlefield

Located on MS Hwy 370 six miles west of Baldwyn, this one-acre site commemorates a battle which had one objective-- make impossible the threat of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest to interfere with General William T. Sherman's railroad supply line from Nashville to Chattanooga during the Atlanta campaign. read more...

Phone: 662-680-4025   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Tupelo   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Battlefield   Activities:   Details Provided By: Brices Cross Roads